Hypocracy and other bees in my bonnet

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<p>Turns out “to the manner born” is a quote from Shakespeare (as so many things are):</p>

<p>Hamlet complains of the drunken carousing at Elsinore to his friend Horatio, who asks “Is it a custom?” Hamlet replies that it is and adds, “but to my mind,—though I am native here and to the manner born,—it is a custom more honour’d in the breach than the observance.” (from this website: [to</a> the manor born](<a href=“http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/manor.html]to”>http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/manor.html))</p>

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<p>Anyone else ready to join Perfectionists Anonymous by now?</p>

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<p>It is SO hard to be perfect in an imperfect world! :D</p>

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<p>Who needs to be anonymous? I’ve been known to correct perfect strangers.</p>

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<p>Between Shakespeare, the Bible and Alice in Wonderland, is there anything left to say?</p>

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<p>I see no one thinks much of my last post. Ah, well, perils to wine…</p>

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<p>@leanid, it’s just the temporary distraction due to interleaved jokes/perfectly rational complaints about mistakes that require extended derision from all of us perfectionists (including, I assume, you). Of course, we all have multiple-year attention spans, so we will often return to comment on an issue from 2004. </p>

<p>But, to the issue of your last post: The first part, I understood. The second part had me tilting my head about 30 degrees to one side, in an attempt to figure it out. Unless I simply misread it, I would admit that the second issue falls outside my range of cultural referents–except that the admission would probably get me booted from Perfectionists Anonymous. </p>

<p>I have to admire “perils to wine,” though.</p>

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<p>dmd77 wrote, “I’ve been known to correct perfect strangers.” LOL If they were perfect, they wouldn’t need correcting.</p>

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<p>Heh, I correct perfect strangers all the time–and then they let me know they’re perfect.</p>

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<p>Is this the one where you complained about people saying “how zit going?” My answer is “It’s not going” if I’m stuck in my project.</p>

<p>"Comment vas-tu? </p>

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<p>Quant - That’s an inside (pun intended) joke. It helps to have some Irish in you (no, not the liquid kind, or… maybe yes).</p>

<p>Marite - I have a strong suspicion that you were born French, so correct me if I’m wrong. I have always heard it this way (from my mother, who was born Italian, thus, hardly the last word): com’si com’ca. Otherwise, ca va bien!</p>

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<p>"comme ci, comme </p>

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<p>“What time do you have?” </p>

<p>What’s wrong with that?! It is much more civilized, in that one may or may not have the time, and if not it is just as well. Rather than – “What time is it?” As if everyone is expected to know the time – it’s a very American (“We are number 1.”) thing, endlessly concerned with our rank in the world – What a burden! I’d much rather live in Italy where that kind of posturing has been over 1500 years and more. And, guess what, the Italians know how to live well – something quite, impossible for America to attain while maintaining its status too…Oh well, I went off topic.</p>

<p>Thanks for the correct spelling.</p>

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<p>Office of Admission
Office of Admissions
Admission Office
Admissions Office</p>

<p>Which one will be accepted by the Academy?</p>

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<p>Office of Admission (singular) sounds ominous, especially to us imperfect beings. Better ask St. Peter which one is which.</p>

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<p>I think a number of very well known American boarding schools use “admission”, as in Director of Admission, Deerfield Academy.</p>

<p>Why do people say “I was accepted to Prestigious U.”, or “I was accepted at…”., when the correct way is: I was accepted by… </p>

<p>Am I missing something here?</p>

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<p>“Let me just swipe your card”.</p>

<p>“No, and don’t swipe my money either.”</p>